Fabrice Aragno • Director of The Lake

Interview: Fabrice Aragno • Director of The Lake

“What I learned from Godard is to trust in the moment and allow things to unfold”

The Swiss filmmaker breaks down the influence of painters and how his spontaneous approach reflects the raw, unpredictable environment in which his feature was created  

18/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Alexandre Koberidze • Director of Dry Leaf

Interview: Alexandre Koberidze • Director of Dry Leaf

“With the Sony Ericsson, I could film people without taking something away from them”

The director of What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? discusses the intricacies of making a road movie with pixelated images  

18/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Review: Hijo Mayor

Review: Hijo Mayor

Cecilia Kang's triptych of a Korean-Argentinian family, inspired by her own experiences, introduces some fascinating themes filled with heart, but the emotional impact doesn’t land  

18/08 | Locarno 2025 | Filmmakers of the Present

EXCLUSIVE: Producer Ana Sánchez-Gijón makes her directorial début with Kid Vereje

EXCLUSIVE: Producer Ana Sánchez-Gijón makes her directorial début with Kid Vereje

This non-fiction film, starring non-professional actors and currently in post-production, portrays the epic personal journey of a successful boxer who chose family life over glory  

18/08 | Production | Funding | Spain/Costa Rica

Co-funded by the European Union - Creative Europe MEDIA
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Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Paul Wiegard and Vera Herchenbach • Distributors, Madman Entertainment - 29/07/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 29/07/2025
Paul Wiegard and Vera Herchenbach • Distributors, Madman Entertainment
The two Australian distributors dig deep into their work with European titles, and how their market is responding to industry and audience transformations

Market Trends
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A busy summer festival season awaits the European film industry. Cineuropa will continue to keep its readers up to date with the latest news and market insights, covering the buzziest events, including Locarno, Venice, Sarajevo, Haugesund, Toronto, San Sebastián, Zurich and many others

Produce – Co-Produce... - Geneva and Neuchâtel to roll out cash-rebate schemes to lure filmmakers - 12/08/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 12/08/2025
Geneva and Neuchâtel to roll out cash-rebate schemes to lure filmmakers
Geneva has launched a film commission and will instigate a 30% rebate in 2026, whilst Neuchâtel is testing a pilot scheme offering up to 15% back on local spend

Produce – Co-Produce... - Legend of the Happy Worker demonstrates the value of crypto-financing - 06/08/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 06/08/2025
Legend of the Happy Worker demonstrates the value of crypto-financing
Swiss-based Arts 3’s involvement in Duwayne Dunham’s film, premiering at Locarno, proves how crypto-financing can operate within hybrid production funding models

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Ampere Analysis finds family films and horror leading as studios rethink theatrical release strategies - 30/07/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 30/07/2025
Ampere Analysis finds family films and horror leading as studios rethink theatrical release strategies
According to research, studios facing superhero fatigue are turning to family films and horror, betting on fresh genres to lift ticket sales

Produce – Co-Produce... - Luigi Sales • Head of Content and Original Productions, Giffoni Innovation Hub - 30/07/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 30/07/2025
Luigi Sales • Head of Content and Original Productions, Giffoni Innovation Hub
The expert discusses the role of the Giffoni Innovation Hub initiative, which is a key resource for audiovisual production and strategic planning aimed at public and private stakeholders

European Policy - A new European Parliament report addresses challenges to EU copyright law brought about by generative AI - 28/07/2025

European Policy – 28/07/2025
A new European Parliament report addresses challenges to EU copyright law brought about by generative AI
The study illuminates the tensions between the two while suggesting reforms to simultaneously promote innovation while protecting authorship

Animation - The European Audiovisual Observatory examines the evolution of theatrical animated films - 24/07/2025

Animation – 24/07/2025
The European Audiovisual Observatory examines the evolution of theatrical animated films
A new report tracks how animated flicks have bounced back post-pandemic, while European productions continue to face challenges in terms of global reach and market share

Review: Hair, Paper, Water…

Review: Hair, Paper, Water…

Nicolas Graux and Trương Minh Quý co-direct a pensively beautiful documentary miniature focusing on an elderly Vietnamese lady and her large extended family  

18/08 | Locarno 2025 | Filmmakers of the Present

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Venice Spotlight title Silent Rebellion

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Venice Spotlight title Silent Rebellion

Marie-Elsa Sgualdo’s first feature tells the story of a 15-year-old girl who becomes pregnant after she is raped and defies her oppressive Protestant community  

18/08 | Venice 2025 | Venice Spotlight

Loveable crowned as Best Film at Norway’s Amanda Awards

Loveable crowned as Best Film at Norway’s Amanda Awards

Lilja Ingolfsdottir’s debut feature has swept four gongs, including Best Film, while Armand took home three prizes from Norway’s national film awards, hosted in Haugesund  

18/08 | Haugesund 2025 | Awards

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 78: Ghost Trail (France/Germany/Belgium) - 12/08/2025

12/08/2025
Episode 78: Ghost Trail (France/Germany/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Jonathan Millet are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 77: The Flats (France/Ireland/UK/Belgium) - 22/07/2025

22/07/2025
Episode 77: The Flats (France/Ireland/UK/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Alessandra Celesia are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 76: The Girl with the Needle (Denmark/Poland/Sweden) - 08/05/2025

08/05/2025
Episode 76: The Girl with the Needle (Denmark/Poland/Sweden)
The producers of the film by Magnus von Horn are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 75: Vermiglio (Italy/France/Belgium) - 25/03/2025

25/03/2025
Episode 75: Vermiglio (Italy/France/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Maura Delpero are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 74: Crossing (Sweden/ Denmark/France/Turkey/Georgia) - 20/03/2025

20/03/2025
Episode 74: Crossing (Sweden/ Denmark/France/Turkey/Georgia)
The producers of the film by Levan Akin are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 73: Flow (Latvia/France/Belgium) - 10/12/2024

10/12/2024
Episode 73: Flow (Latvia/France/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Gints Zilbalodis are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 72: Wishing on a Star (Italy/Slovakia/Czech Republic/Austria/Croatia) - 28/11/2024

28/11/2024
Episode 72: Wishing on a Star (Italy/Slovakia/Czech Republic/Austria/Croatia)
The producers of the film by Peter Kerekes are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 71: Superluna (Italy/Belgium) - 14/11/2024

14/11/2024
Episode 71: Superluna (Italy/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Federico Bondi are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Naomi Kawase • Director of Yakushima’s Illusion

Interview: Naomi Kawase • Director of Yakushima’s Illusion

“I think the sensitivity and emotions that are part of our work go beyond spoken language”

The Japanese director explains the reasons which prompted her to tell us the story of a French paediatric doctor working in Kobe, and why she chose Vicky Krieps for the role  

18/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Review: Yakushima’s Illusion

Review: Yakushima’s Illusion

Naomi Kawase brings together two thorny questions for Japanese society: organ transplants and the tens of thousands of people who mysteriously disappear every year  

15/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Review: The Plant from the Canaries

Review: The Plant from the Canaries

Ruan Lan-Xi’s first feature film is an elegant and ethereal portrait of a woman who seems to glide through the city she’s getting to know, like a skater across an icy lake  

15/08 | Locarno 2025 | Filmmakers of the Present

WIP Europa and WIP Latam to present eight films at San Sebastián

WIP Europa and WIP Latam to present eight films at San Sebastián

Filmmakers such as Jonas Bak, Fernando Eimbcke, Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León, among others, will present their feature films, currently in post-production, to industry professionals  

14/08 | San Sebastián 2025 | San Sebastián Industry

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Photogalleries

Cannes 2025 – Photogalleries - 13/05/2025

13/05/2025
Cannes 2025 – Photogalleries
The international film industry is gathering again on the Croisette for a packed edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, unspooling from 13-24 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

Berlinale 2025 – Photogalleries - 13/02/2025

13/02/2025
Berlinale 2025 – Photogalleries
The Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 75th edition, the first under the direction of Tricia Tuttle, from 13-23 February. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

San Sebastian 2024 – Photogalleries - 23/09/2024

23/09/2024
San Sebastian 2024 – Photogalleries
The San Sebastián International Film Festival cements its position on the global festival circuit with its 72st edition, which is unspooling from 20-28 September. Check out our exclusive photo galleries

Venice 2024 – Photogalleries - 27/08/2024

27/08/2024
Venice 2024 – Photogalleries
After the media storm triggered by last year's SAG-AFTRA strike, the global film community is back on the Lido for the 81st Venice Film Festival, unspooling from 28 August-7 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Cannes 2024 – Photogalleries - 14/05/2024

14/05/2024
Cannes 2024 – Photogalleries
The international film industry is gathering again on the Croisette for a packed edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, unspooling from 14-25 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

Berlinale 2024 – Photogalleries - 15/02/2024

15/02/2024
Berlinale 2024 – Photogalleries
The Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 74th edition, the last under the direction of Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek, from 15-25 February. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

San Sebastián 2023 – Photogalleries - 25/09/2023

25/09/2023
San Sebastián 2023 – Photogalleries
The San Sebastián International Film Festival cements its position on the global festival circuit with its 71st edition, which is unspooling from 22-30 September. Check out our exclusive photo galleries

Venice 2023 – Photogalleries - 01/09/2023

01/09/2023
Venice 2023 – Photogalleries
After the media storm triggered by the SAG-AFTRA strike, the global film community is back on the Lido for the 80th Venice Film Festival, unspooling from 30 August-9 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Ivana Mladenović • Director of Sorella di Clausura

Interview: Ivana Mladenović • Director of Sorella di Clausura

“It’s not just reality or just fiction; it’s that middle ground where both come together to create something that can’t be separated”

The Serbian-Romanian filmmaker talks about her fourth feature, which follows a self-aware young woman in her pursuit of happiness at a time of crisis  

14/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Review: The Lake

Review: The Lake

The debut feature film by Jean-Luc Godard’s former director of photography Fabrice Aragno takes viewers on a fascinating, immersive cinematographic journey  

14/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Valentina and Nicole Bertani • Directors of Mosquitoes

Interview: Valentina and Nicole Bertani • Directors of Mosquitoes

“A sisterly relationship developed between us and our screenwriter, feeding into a screenplay which we see as feminist rather than feminine”

The two Italian directors spoke to us with infectious joy about what drove them to tell a story both personal – based on their childhood - and universal  

14/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Reviews

White Snail - by lsa Kremser, Levin Peter

White Snail
by lsa Kremser, Levin Peter
Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter merge a tale of intimacy with strikingly atmospheric visuals as a model and a morgue worker forge an unexpected bond in Belarus

God Will Not Help - by Hana Jušić

God Will Not Help
by Hana Jušić
Hana Jušić's second feature is a striking, rich work that tells a period family story containing surprising elements, and with some original and accomplished technical contributions

Dry Leaf - by Alexandre Koberidze

Dry Leaf
by Alexandre Koberidze
People and place become one in Alexandre Koberidze’s sophomore feature, which traces a series of encounters on a gentle road trip across the Georgian countryside

Sweetheart - by Margherita Spampinato

Sweetheart
by Margherita Spampinato
For her debut feature, Margherita Spampinato uses the template of the generational gap, but examines more layers of it

Don’t Let the Sun - by Jacqueline Zünd

Don’t Let the Sun
by Jacqueline Zünd
Jacqueline Zünd’s debut feature explores isolation and hope in a dystopian, sun-scorched future, using silence and visuals to tell a haunting story

Blue Heron - by Sophy Romvari

Blue Heron
by Sophy Romvari
Familial bonds and fragments of memory shape Canadian-Hungarian director Sophy Romvari’s stunning, emotionally eloquent feature debut

The Lake - by Fabrice Aragno

The Lake
by Fabrice Aragno
The debut feature film by Jean-Luc Godard’s former director of photography Fabrice Aragno takes viewers on a fascinating, immersive cinematographic journey

Dracula - by Radu Jude

Dracula
by Radu Jude
Romanian auteur Radu Jude riffs on the vampire myth in an episodic, irreverent, AI-driven satire on adaptation, filmmaking and national identity

Janicke Askevold • Director of Solomamma

Interview: Janicke Askevold • Director of Solomamma

"It was really important to everyone in the team that we respect the women who make this particular life choice and who inspired the film"

The Norwegian director sat down with us to discuss the women who inspired her film and her lead actress  

14/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Review: Dry Leaf

Review: Dry Leaf

People and place become one in Alexandre Koberidze’s sophomore feature, which traces a series of encounters on a gentle road trip across the Georgian countryside  

14/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

REPORT: Alliance 4 Development @ Locarno Pro 2025

REPORT: Alliance 4 Development @ Locarno Pro 2025

We take a closer look at nine projects showcased in Locarno Pro’s co-development programme for films from Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland  

14/08 | Locarno 2025 | Locarno Pro

Interviews

Hana Jušić • Director of God Will Not Help

Hana Jušić • Director of God Will Not Help
The Croatian filmmaker breaks down her second feature, which is set in a historical context but which refers to contemporary, local realities

Kamal Aljafari • Director of With Hasan in Gaza

Kamal Aljafari • Director of With Hasan in Gaza
The Palestinian director explains the peculiar circumstances which led to him turning some lost tapes of life in Gaza in the early 2000s into a film

Giona A Nazzaro • Artistic director, Locarno Film Festival

Giona A Nazzaro • Artistic director, Locarno Film Festival
The artistic director of the Swiss gathering talked to us about this year’s programme and about the importance of building an offering that adequately reflects the complexity of this historical moment

Fabrice Aragno • Director of The Lake

Fabrice Aragno • Director of The Lake
The Swiss filmmaker breaks down the influence of painters and how his spontaneous approach reflects the raw, unpredictable environment in which his feature was created

Alexandre Koberidze • Director of Dry Leaf

Alexandre Koberidze • Director of Dry Leaf
The director of What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? discusses the intricacies of making a road movie with pixelated images

Naomi Kawase • Director of Yakushima’s Illusion

Naomi Kawase • Director of Yakushima’s Illusion
The Japanese director explains the reasons which prompted her to tell us the story of a French paediatric doctor working in Kobe, and why she chose Vicky Krieps for the role

Ivana Mladenović • Director of Sorella di Clausura

Ivana Mladenović • Director of Sorella di Clausura
The Serbian-Romanian filmmaker talks about her fourth feature, which follows a self-aware young woman in her pursuit of happiness at a time of crisis

Valentina and Nicole Bertani • Directors of Mosquitoes

Valentina and Nicole Bertani • Directors of Mosquitoes
The two Italian directors spoke to us with infectious joy about what drove them to tell a story both personal – based on their childhood - and universal

Radu Jude • Director of Dracula

Interview: Radu Jude • Director of Dracula

“I like to work around myths”

The Romanian helmer talks to us about using “bad” AI images, Dracula’s legacy and shooting on an iPhone in Sighisoara  

14/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Review: Affection Affection

Review: Affection Affection

Maxime Matray and Alexia Walther craft a clever and mischievous movie with its own special charm, playing skilfully on the boundary between the novelesque and the bizarre  

14/08 | Locarno 2025 | Filmmakers of the Present

Review: Irkalla – Gilgamesh’s Dream

Review: Irkalla – Gilgamesh’s Dream

Mohamed Jabarah Al-Daradji takes us onto the streets of Baghdad, where children have to fend for themselves if they want to survive the constant turmoil  

14/08 | Locarno 2025 | Piazza Grande

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Dry Leaf - by Alexandre Koberidze

Dry Leaf
by Alexandre Koberidze
Locarno 2025 - Competition
Special Mention

Hijo mayor - by Cecilia Kang

Hijo mayor
by Cecilia Kang
Locarno 2025 - Filmmakers of the Present
Best Emerging Director Award

Dracula - by Radu Jude

Dracula
by Radu Jude
Locarno 2025 - Competition

The Lake - by Fabrice Aragno

The Lake
by Fabrice Aragno
Locarno 2025 - Competition

Mare’s Nest - by Ben Rivers

Mare’s Nest
by Ben Rivers
Locarno 2025 - Competition

The Seasons - by Maureen Fazendeiro

The Seasons
by Maureen Fazendeiro
Locarno 2025 - Competition

Solomamma - by Janicke Askevold

Solomamma
by Janicke Askevold
Locarno 2025 - Competition

Balearic - by Ion de Sosa

Balearic
by Ion de Sosa
Locarno 2025 - Filmmakers of the Present

The EFM teams up with Frontières for a new genre-focused initiative

The EFM teams up with Frontières for a new genre-focused initiative

The market will launch EFM Frontières Focus, a new platform dedicated to innovative international genre films at advanced stages of production  

14/08 | Berlinale 2026 | EFM

Review: Sorella di Clausura

Review: Sorella di Clausura

A thirty-something “forever failure” tries to navigate life, love, money and sex in Ivana Mladenović’s newest feature  

14/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Review: Le Chantier

Review: Le Chantier

In his latest documentary, Jean-Stéphane Bron shows us the (re-)construction of Pathé Palace cinema and the company headquarters  

14/08 | Locarno 2025 | Out of Competition

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Reviews

Sorella di Clausura - by Ivana Mladenović

Sorella di Clausura
by Ivana Mladenović
A thirty-something “forever failure” tries to navigate life, love, money and sex in Ivana Mladenović’s newest feature

The Seasons - by Maureen Fazendeiro

The Seasons
by Maureen Fazendeiro
Maureen Fazendeiro’s hybrid film whisks us off to the Alentejo region of southern Portugal, and unearths artefacts, stories and songs

Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due - by Abdellatif Kechiche

Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due
by Abdellatif Kechiche
Abdellatif Kechiche’s third instalment in his saga continues his long-form exploration of youth and desire, focusing more on female agency and less on objectification

Mosquitoes - by Valentina Bertani, Nicole Bertani

Mosquitoes
by Valentina Bertani, Nicole Bertani
Valentina and Nicole Bertani’s first film is a punk and queer ode to the 1990s and a portrait of a group of girls who’ve decided to tell their own story and dictate their own rules

Solomamma - by Janicke Askevold

Solomamma
by Janicke Askevold
Janicke Askevold’s second feature speaks of an alternative kind of motherhood which breaks the rules set by a patriarchal society intent on controlling everything

Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... – 12/08/2025

Geneva and Neuchâtel to roll out cash-rebate schemes to lure filmmakers

Geneva has launched a film commission and will instigate a 30% rebate in 2026, whilst Neuchâtel is testing a pilot scheme offering up to 15% back on local spend

Produce – Co-Produce... – 06/08/2025

Legend of the Happy Worker demonstrates the value of crypto-financing

Swiss-based Arts 3’s involvement in Duwayne Dunham’s film, premiering at Locarno, proves how crypto-financing can operate within hybrid production funding models

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 30/07/2025

Ampere Analysis finds family films and horror leading as studios rethink theatrical release strategies

According to research, studios facing superhero fatigue are turning to family films and horror, betting on fresh genres to lift ticket sales

Produce – Co-Produce... – 30/07/2025

Luigi Sales • Head of Content and Original Productions, Giffoni Innovation Hub

The expert discusses the role of the Giffoni Innovation Hub initiative, which is a key resource for audiovisual production and strategic planning aimed at public and private stakeholders

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